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S8E106: Using Math Journals and Games with Denise Gaskins
On this week’s episode of The New Mason Jar, Cindy and Dawn are joined by Denise Gaskins, veteran homeschool mom and math coach and tutor What are math logbooks, and why are they a helpful learning tool? Would Charlotte Mason have encouraged math games? How can math games progress as students gain proficiency with them? What is wrong with traditional math curricula, and do we need to change it? Denise gives Cindy and Dawn a math game prompt to show how these practices can work What are some ideas for students with math anxiety? To view the full show notes for this episode, including links to all the resources mentioned, please visit https://thenewmasonjar.com/106.
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S8E105: Personal Bible Study with Stephanie Russell
Today on The New Mason Jar, Cindy and Dawn talk with Stephanie Russell about studying the Scriptures How Stephanie first learned about Charlotte Mason and her educational philosophy What is a “clew,” and how does this apply to studying the Bible? How Stephanie came upon this book along with Charlotte’s Mother’s Education Course Who was Mary Petrie, and how was she connected with Mason? How is Clews to Holy Writ set up? How can a busy mom actually implement this type of study? To view the full show notes for this episode, including all books and links mentioned, please visit https://thenewmasonjar.com/105
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S8E104: Misrepresentations of a Charlotte Mason Education with Karen Glass
This week we are delighted to bring you another conversation between Cindy Rollins and guest Karen Glass, veteran homeschool mom and member of the AmblesideOnline Advisory Karen and Cindy tackle the subject of Charlotte Mason and classical education, refuting some misrepresentations of a Charlotte Mason education Cindy explains why she has a problem with the current neo-classical education movement Karen explains how this conversation even came about in the first place Karen discusses the value of spending time reading and re-reading Charlotte Mason's work Cindy asks Karen to explain why she believes Charlotte Mason is in the classical paradigm To view the full show notes for this episode, including quotes, book links and more about our hosts and guests, please visit https://thenewmasonjar.com/104.
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S8E103: Composition the Charlotte Mason Way with Karen Glass
Today on The New Mason Jar podcast, Dawn moderates a discussion between host Cindy Rollins and guest Karen Glass, veteran homeschool mom and member of the AmblesideOnline Advisory Karen and Cindy talk about narration and composition in the Charlotte Mason paradigm, beginning with a little background on Karen’s new book, The Art of Composition Why Cindy has always said that parents don’t need a writing program and Karen’s response Cindy’s concern for parents to remember to focus on ideas in narration over the form of composition Karen’s thoughts on the building blocks of narration as the foundation of writing and composition How Karen came to see that she had developed a sort of philosophy of writing as a conversation Cindy talks about distinguishing between narration and summaries of a text Karen shares some encouragement for moms with struggling narrators To see the full show notes for this episode, including quotes and book links, please visit https://thenewmasonjar.com/103/.
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S8E102: Morning Time for Moms, Part 6, with Megan Graham
Welcome back to The New Mason Jar and another episode in our Morning Time for Moms self-education series Today Cindy and Dawn chat with Megan Graham, homeschooling mother of nine, two of whom she has graduated How Megan came to learn about the philosophy of Charlotte Mason What Megan’s own education was like and what her perception of learning was as a young person How did your idea of education shift, and were there any books that helped you form new ideas about education? How does Megan build in times to read in the midst of the busy seasons of life What Megan is currently reading To view the full show notes, including quotes and link to books mentioned, please visit our website at https://thenewmasonjar.com/102/.
The New Mason Jar with Cindy Rollins explores the application of Charlotte Mason’s philosophy to the atmosphere, discipline, and life of our homes and schools. We cover Charlotte’s timeless principles as they work themselves out in our real and modern lives. Interviewing seasoned moms who have cherished Charlotte’s works while raising real children in real families, we endeavor to lay a foundation of hope and possibility for our listeners. However imperfectly.
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